Sunday, June 7, 2026
TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM
For the Zoom link to Sunday programming, please email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.
10:00 AM Meeting for Worship (Unprogrammed)
Care of meeting: Joanne Esser
Zoom host: Mary B
Children’s First Day School takes place every week in the lower level at 10:00 AM during the summer.
11:00 AM All-Meeting Potluck
Stay after semi-programmed meeting for worship for friendly food and conversation at the potluck downstairs. New attender or seasoned member – all are welcome whether you brought anything or not! If you brought a dish, please label ingredients so everyone can participate without worry. Families are making an effort to come on first Sundays. Don’t forget young palates when deciding what to bring! There is a potluck every first Sunday.
MORE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT MFM
Sharing the Spirit, held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, is a brief centering time, open to everyone. We gather at approximately 8:57 AM for ten-minute worship (online, cameras off) beginning 9:02 AM. Join on Zoom; you can use ID 859 3925 1575, passcode 251345; or paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85939251575?pwd=1aHrNcUclfw3o99kyDnc9nAwzwkYGU.1
MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS
The presiding Co-Clerks kindly request if you have items for the Monthly Meeting for Business agenda, that you please get them to Lolly and Jane no later than the first Sunday of the month in order to appear on the agenda for the Monthly Meeting for Business the following Sunday. Thank you!
Carpenters and painters will work the building’s exterior on weekdays and Saturdays, June 8 – 20. They will pause work for MFM and Mayim Rabim’s worship services, but small groups might encounter the contractors. Contact the office or Property Committee if you have questions.
An updated directory is coming. Are you new to Minneapolis Friends Meeting, and not yet in the directory? If you’re attending regularly, we’d like to include your contact info. For those just visiting, there’s no need to print your contact info (and to keep the directory concise, we’d prefer not to include occasional visitors), but we’d love to add your info if you plan to keep coming back and stay involved. Copies of the directory will be available to everyone in it. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.
To sign up as a worship greeter, see Mary S at the rise of meeting. This is a great way to get acquainted with others.
Want to donate funds to the Meeting? Gifts of all amounts are meaningful and appreciated. Donations are used for operational expenses and to support programming, outreach, and ministry. One-time and recurring contributions are accepted. Click here to donate online or learn about financial giving.
Joining the MFM Google Group is an easy way to engage with the Meeting – to share and see articles of interest, participate in informal discussion, to receive reminders from other Friends about upcoming events. To sign up, simply send an email request to Roland B. Guidelines for the Google Group on the Meeting’s website. The MFM website, where you can find bulletins, events, and monthly meeting minutes, is another resource to keep abreast of Meeting news.
MFM EVENTS
This section contains special events held by Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Additionally, there are ongoing groups in the meeting. Pick up a flyer about these ongoing MFM groups from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway, or email the office to request a copy. Upcoming dates include:
Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 9
Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: June 19
LGBTQ+ Potluck (in person), 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: June 17
Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 22
Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 23
Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: July 6
June 8 (in person). Joyful Aging visits the Japanese garden at Normandale Community College on Monday, June 8. Meet at 10:30 AM at the front entrance to the gardens (9700 France Ave S., Bloomington, West Lot). This is a tranquil garden features koi ponds, waterfalls, bridges and traditional Japanese structures like lanterns and shelters. Free admission (donations welcome).
June 14 (hybrid). Meeting for worship with attention to business is held every second Sunday. Participate at the meetinghouse or online next Sunday, June 14 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
June 29 (in person): Volunteer with the interfaith kitchen crew for the Loaves & Fishes dinner. Choose a shift — 2:00 PM prep ingredients, 5:00 PM meal serving, 6:00 PM clean up — or stay all afternoon. We’ll prepare food to serve 150 people a takeout-style meal at Great Is Thy Faithfulness Church (1115 North 30th Avenue, Minneapolis). Enter the kitchen via the alley. Contact Greg L for information, or to donate fruit. MFM will participate on Mondays June 29, August 31, and November 30.
October 10 (in person) Fall Together, an annual retreat held by MFM, is a wonderful opportunity to gather with Friends and rest, relax, renew, re-connect and relish time together in the great outdoors. Camp Committee has reserved the Pavilion at Fish Lake Regional Park in Maple Grove, MN, a beautiful setting familiar to those who have attended Fall Together in recent years.
WIDER COMMUNITY
Are you interested in helping LGBTQ people seeking refuge in Minnesota? MN Welcoming Village is a community coalition that supports gender diverse folks who are fleeing to MN from unsafe states by offering solidarity-based mutual aid and intentional community building. Opportunities to support new people include housing, financial, social and logistical support. There are two upcoming meetings about the Welcoming Village program and how to get involved:
Thursday, June 18, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, online. Email for information.
Thursday, July 16, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, in person, at Queermunity. Please register online.
Please direct any questions to Cascade (they/them) at MNWelcomingVillage(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)proton.me.
June 20 (in person). Song Circle, which includes a few MFM friends, will be outdoors in a park this month. We’ll gather on Saturday, June 20, at 5:30 PM to sing under the trees. Meet on the grassy area of the parkway, facing Vincent Ave N, between N 26th Ave and N 27th Ave. Our host, Jimbo L, lives nearby. If you’d like, bring a snack or a dish to share, for a picnic after we sing. Bring your own eating and serving utensils, and lawn chairs or blankets. If you have one, please bring a folding table. As usual, bring your voices, song books (e.g., Rise Up Singing or Rise Again or your favorite) and/or song sheets, guitars, banjos or what you like. Sunset is about 9:00 PM, this longest day of the year! Questions? Call Jimbo or contact Marilyn J.
July 7 – 12, 2026 (in person). FGC Gathering of Friends. The Gathering of Friends is a week of Quaker community for all ages, organized by Friends General Conference. It’s typically in the summer, at varied locations, and every other year is online. In 2026, the event will take place in Burlington VT. Registration is open.
July 17 – 19 (in person). Do you love singing? Nightingales is a group of Friends from Northern Yearly who love to sing. They’ll gather this summer July 17 – 19, and again this fall October 23 – 25. Both retreats will take place at WI Badger Camp near Prairie du Chien. Contact Janet A to have your name added to the Nightingales email invitation list.
August 9 – 15 (in person). People Camp is held over a week in Northern Pines Camp in Park Rapids, Minnesota. This year’s theme is “Transforming Grief Into Power,” a week of community, reflection, learning, and renewal. Registration is open.
August 7 – 10 (in person). Dreaming Sanctuary, an LGBTQ+ gathering for all ages, will take place at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center for retreat, learning, and community. Registration closes on July 1 or when filled. Sliding scale registration fees, and scholarship funds available. Learn more on Pendle Hill’s website.
OFFICE HOURS
The Office Manager will be in the office on Thursday June 11, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Friday, June 12, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM; and Sunday, June 14, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Is there something you’d like included in upcoming bulletins? Weekly deadline for bulletin items is noon Thursday. Please call the office (612-926-6159) or send your announcement by email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).
The Children and Families Coordinator has the following office hours:
On Thursdays noon – 4:30PM, she is available by text, phone call or email. On Sundays 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, she is at the Meetinghouse in person.